1993 GMC Safari problems
Owners have filed 79 complaints with NHTSA about the 1993 GMC Safari. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 44% of complaints. After that come electrical system (10%) and suspension (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 79 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 44% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the GMC Safari with enough data (38 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Driving at approximately 35-45 MPH went to apply brakes, heard groaning noise, brakes did not catch , vehicle kept going, resulting in a crash. Brake engineer said nothing was wrong with vehicle.
The vehicle caught fire from the switch which turns on the headlights. Occurred when vehicle was parked. Please describe.
During panic stop at approx. 20-30MPH, experienced total ABS failure, when made attempt to stop, brake pedal went to floor, allowing to hit another vehicle. Tt
Sideview mirror shakes while driving. Dealer notified. The mirror wobbled at low and high speeds and when going over bumps. The problem caused the image to be distorted. (head loose in housing) refer to odi# 1002432 *scc
The brackets on both sides of the transfer case, which held the front axle in place. Consumer very concerned about transfer case dropping while vehicle is in motion.